Agilent E4436B RF Signal Generator Review

Agilent E4436B RF Signal Generator Review

The Agilent E4436B is a powerful RF signal generator that is designed to deliver exceptional spectral purity. Its digital capabilities make it an excellent option for a wide range of R&D bench-top applications. This RF signal generator offers broadband I/Q modulation for a large selection of communications formats including cdma2000, W-CDMA, GSM, Bluetooth, and EDGE.

The flexibility of its digital modulation capabilities allows creation of new communications standards or modification of the existing ones. Apart from its powerful analog model features, this RF signal generator will work with a varied selection of digital options.

Stable and Accurate

The Agilent E4436B is designed to deliver superior level stability and accuracy. Very portable and lightweight RF signal generator is designed to fit perfectly in a 5” rack space. Its modular design enhances upgradability and ease of accommodating new enhancements. The E4436B is also designed to accommodate third-generation communications standards as well as other emerging technologies. Addition and enhancement of personalities enable it to adapt easily to changing technologies. To enhance the reliability of measurements, this RF signal generator features a powerful electronic attenuator.

The E4436B is engineered to deliver repeatable and accurate results for numerous of real-world conditions. Its comprehensive signal-generation capabilities make it an ideal choice for a broad range of applications. The embedded technology features firmware personalities for Bluetooth, IS-95 CDMA, TETRA, NADC, PDC, PHS, DECT, and GSM. Its flexible modulation capabilities allow creation and modification of a variety formats.

Standard Features

The dual-arbitrary waveform generator of the Agilent E4436B allows generation of complex digitally-modulated signals. The I/Q baseband of the unit is ideal for creating modulation types, filter types, and data rates. Its bit error rate (BER) analyzer is optimized for measuring selectivity and sensitivity. It also has the IntuiLink PC software is included in the E4436B as a standard.

Both the FM1 and the FM2 frequency modulation are internally summed. Users can switch both paths to either of the modulation sources including Ext1, Ext2, or INT quickly. The FM2 path has a limit of to a rate of 1MHz max. The deviation of the FM2 path is required to be less than the FM1 path.

The E4436B is also engineered to offer superior level accuracy, which helps to minimize test uncertainty. It delivers ±0.9 dB for (fc >2 GHz) and ±0.5 dB for (fc <2 GHz). This impressive accuracy and performance helps give it its well deserved reputation in the field. In addition, the signal generator features a state-of-the-art electronic attenuator that is designed to maximize dependability. The wideband FM bandwidth and superior FM accuracy are ideal for the simulation of VCO. The Simulation of VCO finds many applications in the designing of receivers. Its wideband ΦM finds numerous applications in satellite communications, and the E4436B also a powerful quadrature modulator that offers superior modulation stability and accuracy. The calibration routines of the IQ modulator generate repeatable and controlled signals to minimize measurement errors.